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RAF's Chinooks combat readiness in danger

London, UK - Eight aircraft would not be endowed of the safety standards provided by the national ruling on this matter

British Ministry of Defence could be forced to lose some GDP 200m, devoted to the provision of eight Chinook military transport helicopters in an updated version endowed of state-of-the-art avionics and navigation software. Some British Labour Party's members in Parliament would have quite criticized those who attended to the related order due to reasons concerning the airworthiness certificate for...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 106485
Rome, Italy, 10/29/2004 18:23
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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